Coin-ejecting machine.



T. I. POTTER. COIN EJCTING MACHINE. APrucATloN FILED Aug-1.11, 1914.

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THOMASIRVING- POTTER, 0F PORTLAND, O FACTURING' COMPANY, OE PORTLAND COIN-EJECTING MACHINE.

specification of Letters raient. Patentd Feb, 20, 1917,

Application filed August 11, 1914. Serial No. 856,260.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS IRVING Po'r- '.rnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at vPortland, in the county of ultnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin- Ejecting Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part o'- this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention relates to that type of coin handling machines adapted for the paying out of sums of money eitherY as change in commercial transactions or in the payment of given sums or' money, by the manipi'llation of suitable keys which, through mechanical connections areadapted to eject the sum of money indicated by the operated keys. The objects of the invention are to provide an arrangement whereby mental calculation or eliiort shall be eliminated as far as possible, and in accomplish` ing this object provision is made whereby the operator will have displayed before him coins in the form of key tips or linger pieces which correspond to the coins which willv be ejected by the machine, thus relieving the mind of the operator of the necessity of translating` the idea of the coin desired into a number representing the denomination of such coin or coins. I

Referring to the accompanying drawings,- j.

Figure l .is a top plan view of a coin ejectingl machine embodying the present improvements. i; 2 is a front elevation oit' the same.-

F 1g. 3 is a top plan view of the keyboard alone with the machine frame in section.

Fig. 4 is an elevation looking at the right hand side of the parts shown in Fig. 3. I

Like reference numerals indicate similar parts in all figures. K

rlhe machine illustrated is in its mechanical embodiment et' the coin holding and ejecting n'iechanism similar toV machines now on the market and substantially as such as is embodied in my contemporaneous application .filed August 2S, 1913, Serial No. 787,126. It comprises a Jframe l. having coin stacks or holders l() at the'bottom of which` `stacks are suitable ejectors adapted to be .witz

operated by the manipulation of key levers 2 carrying at their outer ends suitable iinger pieces by which the levers are depressed, when coins are to be ejected. The particular mechanical connections for accomplishing these results is immaterial, 'in so far as the present invention is concerned, although it is desirable that the key levers 2 shall be so arranged that their linger pieces maybe grouped in proper sequence for manipulation by the fingers of one hand in the ejecting 'of a sum of money from the smallest to the greatest amount' adaptedto be handled by the machine.

The finger pieces on the key levers 2,.in y

accordance with the present invention -are formed by coins of the denomination which will be ejected by the manipulation of the key levers on which the linger pieces are mounted, and wherecoins are ejected by the manipulation of a single lever, the linger piece is formed by a corresponding number of coins. As shown in the drawings, the coins are indicatedby the reference numeral 5, and as will be noted from Fig. 3, the key levers carryingl linoer pieces formed by the Vvfiftycent, twentyve cent, ten cent and five cent coins are all lmounted individually on their own levers.

Inasrnuch as the one cent coins, in order to make proper fractional change, must be ejected either sinlv or in Grou s of two and four :n .L a

coms respectively, thel finger piece for one lever is tru-med by av single penny, that for another lever is formed by two pennies and that for still another lever is formed by four pennies; pieces are held in 3 having upwardly extending coin ,embrac- Ving lugs or fingers 3, the clips being formed in sections adapted to be clamped to opposite sides of the levers 2, whereby the lugs or fingers 3 may be drawn' together so Vas to tightly embrace the coins when the two sides of the clips are secured by a single fastening screw 6, passing through the end oil. the lever. 1 f 1 ,v

The invention is particularly applicable for use in connection with the key levers for ejecting fractional currency, and in the accompanying drawings where levers are employed 'For coins o1" higher denomination, todollars, nnnber platesV 1]. are preferably employed.- 'for the dollar key levers, and

a plurality of such Thel coins forming the finger place on the levers by clips y these number plates Yaieheld in place by clips 4 on the dollar key levers, although it will be understood that the linger pieces for the dollar' levers maybe formed ofgold coins,` as in the case of "fractional currency, although this may not be necessary or is undesirable because .of the value of the coins7i -the desired denomination Vand is relieved of' the vnecessity of mentally translating the value eff the coin into anumber on thefingerkcys, aslieretofore. 'The manipulation ofthevmachine thus becomes closely akin to the Iact ofzmakii'w` chanO'e b `selectin@` coins 2D C b from a table or counter in the customary Way, whereby the making` of change is considerably simplified and the'liability of error reduced to a minimum.

' *Having thusl 'described my invention, what l claim as new and "desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,- Y

l. ln a coin ejecting machineythe combination with levers controlling the ejection of coins, ofinger pieces through which said .levers are manipulated'formed by coins corresponding` to the coins ejected by the manipulation of said levers,V and clips having coin embracing` lugs 'for retaining the coins censtitutin-g the-finger pieces in position.

Q. In a coin ejecting machine, the combination with levers cont-rolling thelejection oil` coins,':sectional clips mounted'on lsaid levers lmidhaving upwardly projecting lugs, screws for :securing the ksections of said clips together and coins constituting linger pieces Vembraced by `said lugs, said `coins corresponding to the coins ejected by the manipu* la-tion of the leversl on which the finger piece vccins are mounte d ,THOMAS IRVING PGTTER.

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' EKVREARDQN,

-M. C. GEIL.

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